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Not All Agents Are The Same
Not all estate agents are the same. When you are selecting a new barnet estate agent to sell your property it is worth asking many queries. How much will they charge? Do they do accompanied viewings? What do their brochures and window cards look like? What are the optional extras that you have to pay for? How often will your property appear in the local paper? What is their buyer's book looking like? A question well worth asking before giving them your business. Remember, you are looking for the best spread of services for the most reasonable fee.

How long will the whole legal process take ?
This is our most frequently asked question and sadly, there is no easy answer as it depends on so many factors. The most straightforward kind of sale is of an empty property to a cash buyer. This would probably take about 6 weeks to complete (from instruction to when the property legally changes hands). If the buyer needs a mortgage, this could add a couple of weeks to the process. If the seller is also buying a property, this could add another couple of weeks and perhaps even longer if there is a bigger chain of connected sales. Further time delays could result from missing documentation, slow new barnet solicitors and slow buyers and sellers. An average completion time is about 10 weeks.